The second title in Wargamings World of war game series heads to open beta next month with World of Warplane. The aerial combat game featuring some of the iconic fighter aircraft from the 1930s will make its way into open beta on July 2nd and feature planes from the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany and Japan. The open beta launch will also be accompanied by several new feature additions such as tactical tips to help new players, the addition of crews and crew skills, two new maps, and an in-game tutorial.

World of Warplanes is part of Wargamings showcase at this years E3 2013 event. The Ten Ton Hammer team on the ground will be bringing you more from the event this week on Wargamings full lineup and much so stay tuned to our E3 2013 feed for all the latest news.

Wargamings World of Warplanes Sets Date for Open Beta

Next Testing Phase to Take Flight July 2, 2013

June 11, 2013  Wargaming, the leading free-to-play developer and publisher, today announced that the companys highly anticipated free-to-play aerial combat MMO World of Warplanes will go into open beta testing on July 2, 2013.

Dedicated to aerial combat featuring aircraft from the late 1930s to the beginning of the Korean War, World of Warplanes pits virtual pilots against in each other intense 15 vs. 15 matches, where supremacy of the skies is dictated not only by the prowess behind the trigger, but also in teamwork and tactical cooperation. With planes from the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany and Japan, players will be able to jump into the cockpits of some of the most iconic warbirds to ever grace the skies.

The open beta phase of World of Warplanes will also see the introduction of a number of new features, including in-game tactical tips to help pilots learn the ropes of aerial combat, the implementation of crews and crew skills, access to consumables and premium ammo, a brand-new tutorial, as well as two new in-game maps.

Most excitingly, at one of its stages the open beta will also see the official launch of Wargamings recently announced Unified Premium Account. This new type of premium account will allow players to carry over their premium account status across Wargamings titles. During the open beta, pilots will receive special in-game tokens which can be redeemed for Unified Premium Account status.

All of us at Wargaming are extremely excited to launch the open beta testing phase of World of Warplanes, said Andrew Yarantsau, VP of Global Publishing at Wargaming. Closed beta was a tremendous success and weve implemented a great deal of player feedback into the game.

We cant wait for players to get the opportunity to experience our newly announced Unified Premium Account feature, which is going to provide a tremendous amount of value for our games, added Yarantsau.

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15 titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that will include the armored World of Tanks, the flight combat World of Warplanes, and the naval World of Warships. The three intertwined titles will form a common gaming universe integrated within the portal www.wargaming.net.

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